---
title: "Sentinel Support & Maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ede8"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ede8.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-08-27"
---

# Sentinel Support & Maintenance

Buyer: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ede8

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## Summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured Sentinel support and maintenance for Quantum Perfusion Systems. This is a specialist medical-equipment maintenance service, covering repair and maintenance of medical and precision equipment, including associated pumps, valves, taps, metal containers and machinery (CPV 50400000 and 50500000). Delivery covers England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The requirement concerns support for the Trust’s Quantum Perfusion Systems rather than the supply of new equipment. It is therefore relevant to medical equipment manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers and specialist engineering or technical service providers with the capability to maintain these systems across multiple English regions.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award. The Trust selected Spectrum Medical Limited, an SME, on the stated basis that the equipment is supplied by an original equipment manufacturer and cannot be maintained by a third party; the recorded rationale also cites single-supplier technical reasons. The award date was 27 August 2026. The awarded value is £726,848.10 excluding VAT, or £872,217.72 including VAT. One completed lot was awarded. The contract period runs from 30 September 2026 to 31 March 2035. A contract signature was scheduled for 22 September 2026. The procurement was above the relevant threshold and concerned services, evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender.

This award demonstrates sustained NHS demand for specialist support and maintenance of Quantum Perfusion Systems over a long-term service period. Suppliers seeking to compete when the requirement next returns would need credible original-equipment-manufacturer capability, or a demonstrable technical basis to maintain the systems where third-party maintenance is permitted. Relevant strengths include engineering expertise in medical and precision equipment, knowledge of perfusion systems and their associated pumps, valves and machinery, and the operational capacity to provide reliable support across England. Firms should also be able to manage a geographically broad service requirement, maintain continuity for clinical equipment, and evidence the technical competence and service infrastructure needed by a large NHS hospital trust.

## Notice

Sentinel Support & Maintenance for Quantum Perfusion Systems

### Procurement Information

Original equipment manufacturer, unable to have the equipment maintained by a third party

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081925-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2035 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £726,848 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 4LP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPECTRUM MEDICAL LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
- 50500000 - Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 16:17 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081925-2026
- 27 Aug 2026 at 15:41 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081894-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081925-2026
  27th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081894-2026
  27th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.spectrummedical.com/

## Provenance

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